"Luck has little to do with it. Your soul is stunning and you are more than worthy of such treatment." His tone is caring, basic, and matter-of-fact.

(And he knows that his values and morals are 'different' than many other men, but he could care less. He is who is he is, and he feels how he feels. He has been treated so very poorly before, by strangers and by partners - he would not do that to another.)

He shivers as she trails her fingertips over his spine, wings flaring slightly in response.